Knowledge Co-Creation

Program
(Group & Region Focus)
GENERAL INFORMATION ON

Practical Technology on Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS)

ITS
JFY 2017
NO. J17-04044/ ID. 1784545
Course Period in Japan: From June 25th to July 22nd 2017

This information pertains to one of the JICA Knowledge Co-Creation Program (Group &
Region Focus) of the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), which shall be
implemented as part of the Official Development Assistance of the Government of
Japan based on bilateral agreement between both Governments.
JICA Knowledge Co-Creation Program (KCCP) as a New Start
In the Development Cooperation Charter which was released from the Japanese
Cabinet on February 2015, it is clearly pointed out that In its development
cooperation, Japan has maintained the spirit of jointly creating things that suit partner
countries while respecting ownership, intentions and intrinsic characteristics of the
country concerned based on a field-oriented approach through dialogue and
collaboration. It has also maintained the approach of building reciprocal relationships
with developing countries in which both sides learn from each other and grow and
develop together. We believe that this Knowledge Co-Creation Program will serve
as a center of mutual learning process.

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I. Concept
Background
Traffic congestion in the metropolitan area of developing countries is worse
and worse, and it causes the obstacle of social and economic activities.
Therefore the counter measure for the traffic congestion is urgent issue, but
there are some constraint, for example land acquisition and securing budget.
Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS) can maximize the capacity of existing road
infrastructure through controlling traffic flow with information and
telecommunication technology, providing road traffic information to avoid the
traffic congestion, introducing the electric toll collection system, etc.
On the other hand, there are various technologies and systems of ITS. Partial
instruction of ITS may reduce the effectiveness and sustainability of road
transport. It is necessary for the comprehensive vision of ITS adapting the
economic condition, traffic characteristics and system of traffic administration in
each country.
This program aims to develop the capacity of ITS introduction with
comprehensive vision.

For what?
This program is aimed to enhance the capacity necessary to introduce ITS in
each country.

For whom?
This program is offered to organizations responsible for ITS related tasks
(traffic control, traffic information center, etc.).

How?
1. Nominees should submit required documents as screening criteria for the
selection of participants.
2. Selected participants shall have opportunities to learn comprehensive
subjects of ITS consists of theoretical background, practical technology and
the latest situation in Japan of ITS.

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 II. Description
1. Title (J-No.):
Practical Technology on Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS) (J17-04044)

2. Course Period in JAPAN

June 25th to July 22nd 2017

3. Target Regions or Countries

ARGENTINE, INDIA, URUGUAY, EGYPT, GHANA, KAZAKHSTAN, KENYA,
SRI LANKA, NIGERIA, PAKISTAN, PHILIPPINES, RWANDA

4. Eligible / Target Organization

This program is designed for Government and related organizations in charge of ITS
related tasks (traffic control, traffic information center, etc.).

5. Course Capacity (Upper limit of Participants)

20 participants

6. Language to be used in this program: English

7. Course Objective:
This program enables government officials to acquire the necessary
knowledge and technique to introduce ITS and disseminate the knowledge
after returning to each country.

8. Overall Goal
ITS introduction plan is formulated in the participants organizations.

9. Expected Module Output and Contents:

(1) Expected Module Output

To achieve the above course objective, participants are expected;
1) to understand the outline and related technologies of ITS,
2) to understand the role of the governments to introduce the ITS,
3) to propose the action plan through specifying the applicable ITS
technologies in each country, and
4) to disseminate the action plan to related officials in each country.

(2) Contents
This program consists of the following components. Details of each
component are given below:

Lecture
1. Outline and Idea of ITS
2. Basic technologies related to ITS (Traffic engineering, Urban engineering,
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 Information-communication engineering, Machine engineering, etc.)
3. Related technologies of ITS (Traffic signal control, Electronic Toll Collection
System : ETC, Vehicle Information and collection System : VICS, Advanced
Cruise-Assist Highway Systems : AHS, Road facility control system, Bus
operation control, Safety driving support, Road management, Disaster
prevention systems on the road, etc.)
4. ITS administration in Japan (The role and cooperation among related
governmental organizations, the roles and cooperation among the private
sector, academic institute and government)
5. To make an action plan with the instruction from Japanese experts.

Site Visit
Traffic control center for express way, road traffic information center, traffic signal
control facilities, etc.

NOTE: The above contents are subject to minor changes, if necessary.

(3) Methodology
Lecture, site visit and discussion

(4) Program of last year (For your reference)

The program of this year will be designed based on the last years program.
Detailed information is provided in . Other Information.

III. Conditions and Procedures for Application

1. Expectations from the Participating Organizations:
(1) This program is designed primarily for organizations that intend to address
specific issues or problems identified in their operation. Participating
organizations are expected to use the project for those specific purposes.
(2) This program is enriched with contents and facilitation schemes specially
developed in collaboration with relevant prominent organizations in Japan.
These special features enable the project to meet specific requirements of
applying organizations and effectively facilitate them toward solutions for the
issues and problems.

2. Nominee Qualifications:
Applying Organizations are expected to select nominees who meet the following
qualifications.
(1) Essential Qualifications
1) be university (Engineering or Science) graduate or have an equivalent
educational background,
2) be government officials who are involved in surface road transportation
related work and in charge of introducing ITS in the sector,
3) have more than total five (5) years of experience in the field of surface
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 road transportation,
4) have a good command of English in speaking and writing, (Note: When
the evidence of language proficiency tested by a registered body is
presented, the applicant would be prioritized against others)
5) must be in good health, both physically and mentally, to participate in the
program in Japan. Pregnant applicants are not recommended to apply
due to the potential risk of health and life issues of mother and fetus.

(2) Recommendable Qualifications

None

3. Required Documents for Application

(1) Application Form: The Application Form is available at the JICA office (or the
Embassy of Japan).

(2) Photocopy of passport: to be submitted with the application form, if you

possess your passport which you will carry when entering Japan for this
program. If not, you are requested to submit its photocopy as soon as you
obtain it.
*Photocopy should include the followings:
Name, Date of birth, Nationality, Sex, Passport number and Expire date.

(3) Nominees English Score Sheet: to be submitted with the application form. If
you have any official documentation of English ability. (e.g., TOEFL, TOEIC,
IELTS)

4. Procedures for Application and Selection

(1) Submission of the Application Documents:
Closing date for applications: Please inquire to the JICA office (or the Embassy
of Japan).
After receiving applications, the JICA office (or the Embassy of Japan) will
send them to the JICA Center in JAPAN by May 8, 2017

(2) Selection:
After receiving the documents through proper channels from your government,
the JICA office (or the embassy of Japan) will conduct screenings, and then
forward the documents to the JICA Center in Japan. Selection will be made by
the JICA Center in consultation with concerned organizations in Japan. The
applying organization with the best intention to utilize the opportunity of this
program will be highly valued in the selection. Qualifications of applicants who
belong to the military or other military-related organizations and/or who are

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 enlisted in the military will be examined by the Government of Japan on a
case-by-case basis, consistent with the Development Cooperation Charter of
Japan, taking into consideration their duties, positions in the organization, and
other relevant information in a comprehensive manner.

(3) Notice of Acceptance

Notification of results will be made by the JICA office (or the Embassy of Japan)
not later than May 25, 2017.

5. Document(s) to be submitted by accepted candidates:

Country Report -- to be submitted by June 9, 2017:
Before coming to Japan, only accepted candidates are required to prepare a
Country Report in MS Power Point or equivalent visual material (detailed
information is provided in V. Country Report Guidance.) The Country Report
should be sent to JICA, preferably by e-mail to tictee@jica.go.jp

6. Conditions for Attendance:

(1) to strictly adhere to the program schedule.
(2) not to change the program topics.
(3) not to extend the period of stay in Japan.
(4) not to be accompanied by family members during the program.
(5) to return to home countries at the end of the program in accordance with the
travel schedule designated by JICA.
(6) to refrain from engaging in any political activities, or any form of employment for
profit or gain.
(7) to observe Japanese laws and ordinances. If there is any violation of said laws
and ordinances, participants may be required to return part or all of the training
expenditure depending on the severity of said violation.
(8) to observe the rules and regulations of the accommodation and not to change
the accommodation designated by JICA.

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IV. Administrative Arrangements
1. Organizer:
(1) Name: JICA TOKYO
(2) Contact: Ms. Junko Sasaki (tictee@jica.go.jp)
2. Implementing Partner:
Name: Advanced Mobility Research Center (ITS Center),
Institute of Industrial Science, The University of Tokyo
Address: 4-6-1, Komaba, Meguro-ku, Tokyo 153-8505, Japan
URL: http://www.its.iis.u-tokyo.ac.jp
3. Travel to Japan:
(1) Air Ticket: The cost of a round-trip ticket between an international airport
designated by JICA and Japan will be borne by JICA.
(2) Travel Insurance: Coverage is from time of arrival up to departure in Japan.
Thus traveling time outside Japan will not be covered.

4. Accommodation in Japan:
JICA will arrange the following accommodations for the participants in Japan:
JICA Tokyo International Center (JICA TOKYO)
Address: 2-49-5 Nishihara, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 151-0066, Japan
TEL: 81-3-3485-7051 FAX: 81-3-3485-7904
(where 81 is the country code for Japan, and 3 is the local area code)
If there is no vacancy at JICA TOKYO, JICA will arrange alternative
accommodations for the participants. Please refer to facility guide of TIC at its URL,
https://www.jica.go.jp/tokyo/english/office/index.html

5. Expenses:
The following expenses will be provided for the participants by JICA:
(1) Allowances for accommodation, meals, living expenses, outfit, and shipping
(2) Expenses for study tours (basically in the form of train tickets.)
(3) Free medical care for participants who become ill after arriving in Japan (costs
related to pre-existing illness, pregnancy, or dental treatment are not included)
(4) Expenses for program implementation, including materials
For more details, please see III. ALLOWANCES of the brochure for participants
titled KENSHU-IN GUIDE BOOK, which will be given before departure for
Japan.

6. Pre-departure Orientation:
A pre-departure orientation will be held at the respective countrys JICA office (or
Japanese Embassy), to provide participants with details on travel to Japan,
conditions of the workshop, and other matters.

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V. Country Report Guidance
Format: visual material for presentation (ex. MS Power Point)
Submission: send it to the following e-mail address by June 9, 2017
tictee@jica.go.jp. When sending e-mail, please include the course title, Practical
Technology on Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS) (J1704044), and the name of
your country.
For countries with more than 2 participants, it is recommended to make 1 combined
country report.

Country report should include the following information.

1. Name of applicant

2. Country

3. Name of organization and date of its establishment

4. Present post of the applicant in the above organization

5. Organizational function
Illustrate the function of the organization to which you belong, and indicate the
number of staff members of each section.
How many staff members are there in your organization?
What is the organizations annual budget?

6. Brief description of the country, urban and traffic situation.

7. Technical problems encountered (not limited to ITS)

Describe the technical problems that your organization is currently facing.

8. Technical problems encountered (related to ITS)

Describe the technical problems that your organization is currently facing.

9. What is expected from ITS? What is the problem about ITS introduction / operation?

10. Others
(1) Give any other information which you consider useful for lecturers, instructors, and
the participants in advancing discussions on the training subjects. Also list any
requests you have regarding the course.
(2) If possible, please bring two copies of the latest brochure about your organization.

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. Other Information
Program of last year (For your reference)
Date Content
7/4 (Mon) Briefing Session
Program Orientation
Lecture: Introduction to of JICA's cooperation on ITS
7/5 (Tue) General Orientation

7/6 (Wed) Country Report Presentation

Reception
7/7 (Thu) Lecture: Introduction to ITS
Lectrure: Stakeholders surrounding ITS
Lecture: NEC
7/8 (Fri) Lecture: Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industries (METI)
Lecture: Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT)
Lecture: ITS Master Plan
Lecture: ITS Japan
7/9 (Sat) Free
7/10 (Sun) Free
7/11 (Mon) Lecture: National Police Agency (NPA)
Lecture: Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (MIC)
Observation: Japan Road Traffic Information Center (JARTIC)
7/12 (Tue) Lecture: National Land Planning 1
Lecture: National Land Planning 2
Observation: VICS Center

7/13 (Wed) Lecture: Road Management 1

Lecture: Road Management 2

Observation: Toshiba
7/14 (Thu) Lecture: Informations and Communication 2
Lecture: Informations and Communication 1
Observation: Hitachi
7/15 (Fri) Lecture: Mechanical Engineering 1
Lecture: Mechanical Engineering 2
Q&A / Discussion

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7/16 (Sat) Free
7/17 (Sun) Free
7/18 (Mon) Free (National Holiday: Marine Day)
7/19 (Tue) Observation: Traffic Control Center of Metropolitan Police Dept.
Group Work
7/20 (Wed) Observation: East Nippon Expressway Co., Ltd. (NEXCO East)
Move to Kobe City, Hyogo Pref.
7/21 (Thu) Observation: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI)
Observation: Sumitomo Electric Industries (SEI)
7/22 (Fri) Observation: Omron
Observation: Hanshin Expressway
7/23 (Sat) Kyoto Morning Tour (Kitano-tenmangu Shrine, Nijo Castle, Golden Pavilion)
Move to Tokyo
7/24 (Sun) Free
7/25 (Mon) Lecture: Traffic Engineering 1
Lecture: Traffic Engineering 2
Lecture: Traffic Engineering 3
Observation: On-board ITS Car Navigation System
7/26 (Tue) Lecture: Map Information 1
Lecture: Map Information 2
Observation: Fujitsu

7/27 (Wed) Lecture: Nagoya Electric Works (N. E. W.)

Group Work
7/28 (Thu) Final Report Presentation
7/29 (Fri) Evaluation Meeting
Closing Ceremony
7/30 (Sat) Departure

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 For Your Reference
JICA and Capacity Development
The key concept underpinning JICA operations since its establishment in 1974 has been the
conviction that capacity development is central to the socioeconomic development of any country,
regardless of the specific operational scheme one may be undertaking, i.e. expert assignments,
development projects, development study projects, training programs, JOCV programs, etc.
Within this wide range of programs, Training Programs have long occupied an important
place in JICA operations. Conducted in Japan, they provide partner countries with opportunities to
acquire practical knowledge accumulated in Japanese society. Participants dispatched by partner
countries might find useful knowledge and re-create their own knowledge for enhancement of their
own capacity or that of the organization and society to which they belong.
About 460 pre-organized programs cover a wide range of professional fields, ranging from
education, health, infrastructure, energy, trade and finance, to agriculture, rural development, gender
mainstreaming, and environmental protection. A variety of programs and are being customized to
address the specific needs of different target organizations, such as policy-making organizations,
service provision organizations, as well as research and academic institutions. Some programs are
organized to target a certain group of countries with similar developmental challenges.

Japanese Development Experience

Japan was the first non-Western country to successfully modernize its society and
industrialize its economy. At the core of this process, which started more than 140 years ago, was
the adopt and adapt concept by which a wide range of appropriate skills and knowledge have
been imported from developed countries; these skills and knowledge have been adapted and/or
improved using local skills, knowledge and initiatives. They finally became internalized in Japanese
society to suit its local needs and conditions.
From engineering technology to production management methods, most of the know-how
that has enabled Japan to become what it is today has emanated from this adoption and adaptation
process, which, of course, has been accompanied by countless failures and errors behind the success
stories. We presume that such experiences, both successful and unsuccessful, will be useful to our
partners who are trying to address the challenges currently faced by developing countries.
However, it is rather challenging to share with our partners this whole body of Japans
developmental experience. This difficulty has to do, in part, with the challenge of explaining a body
of tacit knowledge, a type of knowledge that cannot fully be expressed in words or numbers.
Adding to this difficulty are the social and cultural systems of Japan that vastly differ from those of
other Western industrialized countries, and hence still remain unfamiliar to many partner countries.
Simply stated, coming to Japan might be one way of overcoming such a cultural gap.
JICA, therefore, would like to invite as many leaders of partner countries as possible to
come and visit us, to mingle with the Japanese people, and witness the advantages as well as the
disadvantages of Japanese systems, so that integration of their findings might help them reach their
developmental objectives.

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 CORRESPONDENCE
For enquiries and further information, please contact the JICA office or the Embassy of
Japan. Further, address correspondence to:

JICA Tokyo International Center (JICA TOKYO)

Address: 2-49-5 Nishihara, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 151-0066, Japan
TEL: +81-3-3485-7051 FAX: +81-3-3485-7904

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